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Apr 24, 2024

Caitlyn Frazier ’24: ‘I Chose Elementary Education Because I Have Always Had a Passion to Teach Kids’

Caitlyn Frazier '24 has gained student teaching experience in North Carolina and South Africa, which will prepare her to step into the classroom once she graduates with her bachelor's degree in elementary education. 

Apr 24, 2024

Jacqueline Verkuilen ’23, ’24MED: ‘Learning Design and Technology Has Perfectly Allowed Me to Thrive at My Talents and Hit on My Interests’

When Jacqueline Verkuilen '23, '24MED was an undergraduate student, discovering the College of Education's Learning Design and Technology program changed the course of her academic career. She switched her major and decided to earn her master's degree, too, which she was able to complete online while traveling the world. 

Apr 23, 2024

Education Council’s 2024 Spotlight Awards Reception Celebrates Undergraduate Student Success

The NC State College of Education's Education Council celebrated undergraduate students for their leadership, spirit and service to the community during its annual Spotlight Awards reception on April 15, 2024. 

Apr 23, 2024

College of Education Doctoral Students Recognized During NC State’s 2024 Graduate Student Research Symposium

Three NC State College of Education students were recognized for their scholarly work during the university’s 2024 Graduate Student Research Symposium held recently. College of Education doctoral students Amanda JF Hall, Tyler Harper-Gampp and Devan MacKenzie took home the first-, second- and third-place prizes in the education category, respectively. 

Apr 18, 2024

Assistant Professor of Learning, Design, and Technology Ela Castellanos-Reyes Wins May Kay Sommers Dissertation Award from Purdue University 

Ela Castellanos-Reyes, an assistant professor of learning, design, and technology in the NC State College of Education, has received the Mary Kay Sommers Dissertation Award from Purdue University, where she earned her doctoral degree. 

Apr 15, 2024

Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Educational Equity Maria Coady Receives Leadership Through Research Award from AERA Second Language Research SIG

NC State College of Education Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Educational Equity Maria Coady has received the Leadership Through Research Award from the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Second Language Research Special Interest Group (SIG). 

Apr 11, 2024

College of Education Awarded $4 Million in Grant Funding From October 2023 Through March 2024

Faculty and researchers at the NC State College of Education, including the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research and the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, were awarded $4,090,192 to support 23 projects from Oct. 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024. 

Apr 11, 2024

Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Educational Equity Maria Coady, Assistant Teaching Professor Joanna Koch to Examine Dual-language Immersion Programs in Rural North Carolina Settings through Spencer Foundation Grant

A new study led by Goodnight Professor in Educational Equity Maria Coady, alongside Assistant Teaching Professor Joanna Koch and doctoral students Alejandro Amaya and Heysha Carrillo, will examine three rural, dual-language immersion programs to capture the challenges, nuances and linguistic strengths that exist in these communities and are used by educators. 

Apr 10, 2024

Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education Samantha Marshall to Partner with Teachers to Improve Translanguaging Pedagogy through NSF CAREER Grant

Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education Samantha Marshall is using a five-year, $926,102 National Science Foundation CAREER grant to partner with middle school teachers in order to co-design, analyze and improve teachers’ translanguaging pedagogies, or pedagogies that draw on students’ full linguistic repertoires as resources for learning. 

Apr 9, 2024

NC State’s College of Education Ranked #30 in U.S. News’ 2024 Best Graduate Schools

The NC State College of Education is tied at No. 30 in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Graduate Schools rankings released April 9, 2024, placing the College of Education among the top 7% in the nation among both public and private universities. That’s an improvement of one spot from last year and an improvement of 29 spots over the past decade.